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MACRODOSE @macrodosepod.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

On Macrodose this week: @meadwaj asks if the dollar is still the globe's fundamental currency and looks at the physical strain facing artificial intelligence.

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Magazine-style cover asking whether the US dollar remains the world’s fundamental currency, featuring a bold headline and a collage of US banknotes with a hand counting bills to illustrate questions about American financial power.

Magazine-style article titled "The physical strain facing artificial intelligence" reporting memory-chip demand from AI has driven prices up, paired with three close-up photos of computer chips and circuit boards.

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MACRODOSE @macrodosepod.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

On Macrodose this week: @meadwaj.bsky.com talks of the war between jellyfish and nuclear power plants, the oncoming insurance crisis ushered by extreme heat, and the rise in government borrowing costs.

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MACRODOSE @macrodosepod.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

On Macrodose this week: @meadwaj.bsky.social talks of the existential risk to cheese banks, the new Arctic shipping routes made possible by ice melting, and the burn out of AI data centres.

Bold pink headline "ON MACRODOSE THIS WEEK" over stacked Parmigiano-Reggiano wheels aging on wooden shelves, stamped with Italian markings — a promotional graphic announcing this week's episode or feature.

Headline reads "Will climate change close the cheese bank?" with photos of towering racks of Parmigiano‑Reggiano wheels in a climate-controlled vault and a cheesemaker inspecting a wheel, highlighting heat stressing storage and aging.

Headline announcing that ice melt has opened an Arctic shipping route, shown with three photos of container and cargo ships navigating broken sea ice and narrow open-water lanes.

News-style graphic warning that data centers are burning out faster than expected, featuring the headline, a blue-lit server aisle, rows of rooftop cooling units, and a technician inspecting rack wiring to illustrate equipment strain from AI workloads.

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MACRODOSE @macrodosepod.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

On Macrodose this week: @meadwaj.bsky.social talks the looming food crisis, the US bailout of Japan's yen, and how heat is making nuclear power unreliable.

Promotional cover for a weekly segment titled "ON MACRODOSE THIS WEEK," showing Donald Trump and Sanae Takaichi shaking hands and smiling in front of U.S. and Japanese flags, with bold blue headline text across the lower half.

Headline "The food crisis is looming" above collaged images of flooded crop fields, empty supermarket shelves, and a packed grocery haul, illustrating Britain’s strained food supply and rising risk of shortages.

Headline "The US Government Bailout for Japan" and explanatory text about the US Treasury propping up the yen, shown with a montage: a Japanese official speaking to reporters, an electronic board displaying exchange rates, and two senior officials seated in an ornate room.

Magazine-style layout with the headline "Heat is Making Nuclear Power Unreliable" and a blurb explaining extreme heat and drying rivers harm nuclear cooling, accompanied by photos of nuclear plants beside low river levels and an aerial shot of a largely dried riverbed.

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UNI Europa @uni-europa.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

"As a migrant working here… it's not easy, and it has never been easy." In today's episode of our podcast "Unsung: Cleaners", we hear from Kwasi from Ghana who cleaned the London offices of one of the world’s largest investment banks for 20 years. Listen now @macrodosepod.bsky.social.

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UNI Europa @uni-europa.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

“The biggest problem is that they choose the lowest bid. That ends up being paid by the worker.” In this episode of our podcast “Unsung: Cleaners”, we follow the money. We expose how “public procurement” has created a race to the bottom for cleaners. Listen now @macrodosepod.bsky.social.

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MACRODOSE @macrodosepod.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

On Macrodose this week: @meadwaj.bluesky.social talks Andy Burnham and the death of neoliberalism, the global wave of wildfires, and the collapse of the monkey supply chain.

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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Every workplace depends on cleaners. Every cleaner deserves dignity, respect and a voice. Listen to 'Unsung: Cleaners' by UNI Europa 👇

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UNI Europa @uni-europa.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

"We are the invisibles. We clean when no one is around." Most people work during the day. But for nearly half of Europe's cleaners, the shift begins when everyone else goes home. Listen now to the second episode of our documentary podcast "Unsung: Cleaners" on @macrodosepod.bsky.social.

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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 09/07/2026

Ready to be inspired? These are powerful, must-hear stories from workers about what they need to improve their jobs, their lives and our communities.

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Rudi Kennes @rudikennes.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Check out this podcast on the lives of cleaning staff! @mdbergfeld.bsky.social

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MACRODOSE @macrodosepod.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Behind every clean space is a story, but too often these stories go untold. Cleaners underpin our workplaces, hospitals, schools and public spaces—and yet their labour is often made invisible.

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MACRODOSE @macrodosepod.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

On this week's Macrodose, @meadwaj: - Looks at how heatwaves are breaking data centres - Examines nuclear power plants closing due to extreme heat - And answers a listener question on why the UK borrows rather than prints New episodes every Wednesday

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MACRODOSE @macrodosepod.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

On this week's Macrodose: @meadwaj.bsky.social considers the costs of extreme heat, reflects on the Andy Burnham speech that laid out more of his economic vision, and looks at the still incoming effects of The Strait of Hormuz's closure open.spotify.com/episode/3hDj...

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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

The US-Israeli war on Iran exposed the Strait of Hormuz as a choke point not only for oil but for fertilizers, helium, and seafarers trapped in opaque supply chains. Our podcast of the week analyzes the logistics of warfare. W/ @lalehkhalili.bsky.social on @macrodosepod.bsky.social buff.ly/eAI8NVi

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MACRODOSE @macrodosepod.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

On this week's Macrodose @meadwaj.bsky.social is joined by Jonas Marvin to talk about the economics affecting the food in a changing global climate open.spotify.com/episode/4C2r...

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Food As A Site Of Struggle w/ Jonas Marvin (Norwich Transformed)

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MACRODOSE @macrodosepod.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

On this week's Macrodose, @meadwaj.bsky.social asks if the big tech market crash is finally here, examines the first signs of El Niño's approach, and explains how public investments works in a high interest world open.spotify.com/episode/5Jqa...

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Godzilla El Nino Incoming

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MACRODOSE @macrodosepod.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

On this week's Macrodose, @meadwaj.bsky.social looks at how tech firms are cutting back AI spending, how progressives are taking on the UK political culture of bond market fear, and how a recent change in China’s welfare system will have global consequences open.spotify.com/episode/6rhN...

MACRODOSE @macrodosepod.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

On this week's episode @meadwaj.bsky.social looks at adaptation -thinking about how the UK's current heatwave has brought the conversation into public thought and how market-led solutions will only further entrench inequality open.spotify.com/episode/4Rr8...

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Adaptation Economics

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Paul Park @pauljunhyuk.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Absolute banger, highly recommended. James’ audible rage at our usual government suggestions for the economy - austerity, means-tested benefits, slow industrial development - is impressive. We need price controls and wealth taxes linked to government spending, things that will actually help people.

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Sabrina Fernandes @sabrinafernandes.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I had the pleasure of guest featuring on the @macrodosepod.bsky.social newsletter this week, discussing the need to look at the polycrisis from the margins and to reframe our claims to sovereignty to deal with the major crises of our time. You can check it out here:

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How to fight Godzilla

This year’s El Niño is worsening the global affordability crisis. An immediate break with the radical centre is the only rational response

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MACRODOSE @macrodosepod.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

On this week's episode @meadwaj tackles: Andy Burnham and the bond markets, the upcoming 'Godzilla El Niño' and how it will affect global food systems, and the UK government's position on capping the price of essential foods open.spotify.com/episode/7xeD...

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MACRODOSE @macrodosepod.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

In London, which is supposedly the city of bankers, there are far more care workers than bankers. How often do you hear people talking about care workers? - Aditya Chakrabortty Watch now 📺 Link in bio 🔗

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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Latest episode of @macrodosepod.bsky.social is guest-hosted by Kojo Koram, author of the upcoming book "The Next Fix: The Winners & Losers In The Future Of Drugs". @kojokoram.bsky.social explores changing world of psychedelics and the wave of corporate interests sweeping in to monopolise new market

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News Commentary Podcast · Updated Weekly · Your weekly fix of everything economics. Hosted by James Meadway.

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Alameda Institute @alameda.institute · 06/05/2026

In the fifth episode of After Order, the Alameda’s podcast series with Macrodose, James Meadway speaks to Gabriel Tupinambá about popular sovereignty under conditions of growing instability. // @macrodosepod.bsky.social @meadwaj.bsky.social @gabrieltupinamba.bsky.social

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MACRODOSE @macrodosepod.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Is social democracy dead? Was the post-war settlement just a historical exception? On this week’s AFTER ORDER, @gabrieltupinamba.bsky.social joins @meadwaj.bsky.social to explore the slow cancellation of the past - and what it means for politics today. Watch now 📺️ @alameda.institute Link in bio 🔗

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MACRODOSE @macrodosepod.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Breaking Big Tech’s grip won’t be easy - we’re all entangled. But it’s the only way to reclaim political power. @paologerbaudo.bsky.social @ceciliarikap.bsky.social and @meadwaj.bsky.social on last week’s AFTER ORDER. Watch now 📺 Link in bio 🔗

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Alameda Institute @alameda.institute · 24/04/2026

We’re pleased to invite you to a live recording of After Order on 12 May — an evening to think through a world characterised by ongoing crises, from economic turbulence to geopolitical fragmentation.

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Alameda Institute @alameda.institute · 24/04/2026

Chaired by Juliano Fiori, the panel brings together Aditya Chakrabortty, Clara Mattei and James Meadway. // @macrodosepod.bsky.social @planetbproductions.bsky.social @meadwaj.bsky.social

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MACRODOSE @macrodosepod.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Governments must extricate themselves from the web of Big Tech enclosures. @meadwaj.bsky.social @ceciliarikap.bsky.social and @paologerbaudo.bsky.social on breaking Silicon Valley’s grip - and building a digital stack for people, not profit. Watch now 📺️ Link in bio 🔗 @alameda.institute

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MACRODOSE @macrodosepod.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

“This is privatisation on a level we’ve never seen before” Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla and @meadwaj.bsky.social unpack the private capture of diplomacy, and how a profit-loss logic is now seeping into every aspect of the state machine. Link in bio 🔗 @alameda.institute

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Alameda Institute @alameda.institute · 17/04/2026

In the second episode of After Order, Alameda’s podcast series with Macrodose, James Meadway speaks to Thea Riofrancos, author of Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism, about the new frontiers of extraction // @macrodosepod.bsky.social @triofrancos.bsky.social

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MACRODOSE @macrodosepod.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

“We’re under no illusions about what it is we’re trying to challenge.” Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla joins @meadwaj.bsky.social to unpack South Africa’s case against Israel at the ICJ - and what it reveals about the myth of a “rules-based international order.” 📺️ 👇 open.spotify.com/episode/2pvT...

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MACRODOSE @macrodosepod.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

The green transition isn’t a “win-win.” Some will lose - and it should be the fossil fuel companies. @meadwaj.bsky.social and @triofrancos.bsky.social discuss the high point of Green New Deal organising, and what comes next. Listen now 🎧 @alameda.institute open.spotify.com/episode/10n4...

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Thea Riofrancos @triofrancos.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Was great to chat with @meadwaj.bsky.social @macrodosepod.bsky.social about the energy transition, resource extraction, capitalism, global north-south inequality & Left strategy amid the polycrisis that accelerates daily. In collab with @alameda.institute. Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

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Matthew Haugen @mjhaugen.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

This is a fantastic episode

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MACRODOSE @macrodosepod.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

The old frameworks are breaking down. So where next for Political Economy in a world of disorder? Join Macrodose x @alameda.institute on May 12th for a live recording of After Order. w/ Juliano Fiori, @chakrabortty.bsky.social, Clara Mattei & @meadwaj.bsky.social Tickets👇 bit.ly/4mkobb9

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MACRODOSE @macrodosepod.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

These countries aren’t destined to become mining frontiers. They’re shaped by economic choices - and those choices can change. @meadwaj.bsky.social meets @triofrancos.bsky.social to unpack what green capitalism reveals about a world "after order" @alameda.institute Full episode at the link in bio

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MACRODOSE @macrodosepod.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Elon Musk owns 70% of all satellites in low-Earth orbit. He is creating a monopoly that could change the future of life on Earth. What’s driving this quest? And what can be done to stop it? @meadwaj.bsky.social meets @quinnslobodian.com & @bentarnoff.com Listen now👇 linktr.ee/macrodosepod...

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MACRODOSE @macrodosepod.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Why is Elon Musk obsessed with the UK? In the first episode of AFTER ORDER, authors @quinnslobodian.com and @bentarnoff.com discuss what they call "Muskism", and how the fantasy of a white supramecist world is shaping the geopolitical interventions of Big Tech. @meadwaj.bsky.social 🔗 Link in bio

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Watch this. What Musk is doing seems lazy, but it’s on purpose.

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MACRODOSE @macrodosepod.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

From the “woke mind virus” to the memeification of politics, what does Muskism tell us about the world after neoliberalism? In the first episode of AFTER ORDER, @meadwaj.bsky.social sits down with @quinnslobodian.com and @bentarnoff.com to unpack the contradictions of the US right. 🔗 Link in bio

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MACRODOSE @macrodosepod.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

🚨 NEW SERIES 🚨 AFTER ORDER - from Macrodose & @alameda.institute We’re no longer living between stable systems. We’re in a world defined by overlapping crises - a world after order. Hosted by @meadwaj.bsky.social Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts. linktr.ee/macrodosepod...

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